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[1) CALL TO ORDER AND ESTABLISH QUORUM]
IT IS BREAD. >> OH, THANK YOU.
IT IS HIDDEN BY THE FLUFFY THING.
I WOULD LIKE TO CALL US TO ORDER FOR OUR REGULAR SCHEDULE DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION MEETING. IT IS 5:31 P.M.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO ESTABLISH A QUORUM.
I AM CHRISTEN. >> DON CAMPBELL.
>> TERRA JAMES. >> ODALIS SUAREZ.
>> WE HAVE QUORUM. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS
[3) REGULAR AGENDA]
>> THEN WE CAN MOVE TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA.
ITEM 38, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE JUNE 23RD, 2026 DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES.
I REVIEWED THOSE EARLIER. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS DID
>> ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? >> THERE WAS SOME TYPOS IN THE BEGINNING. THAT'S THE ONLY THING I HAD.
I DO NOT KNOW IF THAT IS WORTHY OF MENTIONING FOR THAT SEGMENT,
OTHER THAN THAT. >> WHAT DO WE DO FOR THAT.
I COULD MAKE A MOTION TO-- >> WAS THAT THE ONE FROM MY
NOTES COPY? >> I DON'T KNOW WHOSE NOTES THEY WERE. ONE HAD THE PUBLIC SPEAKER'S NAME SPELLED INCORRECTLY THE SECOND TIME.
AND THERE WAS A MERGER OF TWO WORDS.
BUT ONE NAME WAS MISSING A LETTER, AND TWO WORDS.
>> YOU GUYS CAN MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AS DISCUSSED.
AND I CAN MAKE THOSE AMENDMENTS. >> I MOVED TO APPROVE THE JUNE 23RD 2026 MINUTES AS AMENDED PER OUR DISCUSSION.
>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOUR? EXCELLENT. ITEM 3B'S DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATION REGARDING DOWNTOWN BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS. I DID NOT KNOW I WAS GOING TO BE IN CHARGE OF THIS ITEM. BUT I'M HAPPY TO BE.
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING PREPARED TO DISCUSS.
OTHER THAN I CAN READ A DISCUSSION ON IT.
BUT I'M GUESSING YOU ARE READY TO SPEAK ON SOMETHING? IT SOUNDS LIKE IT. IT LOOKS LIKE IT?
>> HOPEFULLY IT LOOKS LIKE IT. >> IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE
THINGS TO SAY. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS ABBY MORRISON-- I AM KIDDING. I AM GOING TO TRY MY BEST TO FILL IN FOR ABBY, WHO IS WAY BETTER AT THIS BEAUTIFICATION CONVERSATION THAN I AM. BUT WE HAD A FEW THINGS WE WANT TO DO TEE UP FOR THE BROADER CONVERSATION TONIGHT.
THIS SHOULD PROBABLY FEEL MORE LIKE WE ARE JUST GOING TO HAVE A CONVERSATION. AND I AM MORE LIKE A FACILITATOR THAT IS TRYING TO HELP GET-- EXTRACT ALL OF THE IDEAS AND YOU GUYS MAKE THE DECISIONS ON THE THINGS YOU LIKE AND STEPS AND ALL THAT STUFF. SO LET US DO THIS.
WE TALKED ABOUT, BEFOREHAND, WE TALKED ABOUT BEAUTIFICATION.
AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? AND IT IS FUNNY BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY CONVERSATIONS, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS, ABOUT ALL THE THINGS.
BEAUTIFICATION, DOWNTOWN, DOWNTOWN DISTRICT, MAIN STREET.
SO IT'S THIS AWESOME, FUN TIME FOR THE COUNCIL TO DISCUSS THESE ITEMS. THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS.
AND TO NARRATE THESE INTO THE MINUTES FOR ANYONE WHO WATCHES THIS BACK IN THE FUTURE, WE HAVE SOME THINGS IN FRONT OF US TONIGHT. BEAUTIFICATION IDEAS FOR DOWNTOWN LIBERTY HILL, WHICH WAS RUDE-- PRODUCED BY..., AND WE ALSO HAVE THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH IS PLACE MAKING AND BEAUTIFICATION VISION PLAN, BY MISS JAMES, THOSE ARE THE DOCUMENTS WE WILL PROBABLY TALK ABOUT TONIGHT AND A COUPLE THINGS ON THE SLIDE. FOR ANYONE THAT IS LISTENING IN, WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? WE ARE TALKING ABOUT NEAR-TERM IMPROVEMENTS WITH THIS KIND OF IDEA OF-- WE HAVE THIS HISTORIC MAIN STREET, WE KNOW THERE WILL BE A LOT OF THINGS CHANGING THE COMING YEARS, BUT THAT MAIN STREET CORRIDOR, AS IT TENDS TO BLEED IN TO OTHER CORRIDORS, WHAT DOES IT LOOK AND FEEL LIKE, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHEN PEOPLE TALK TO THEIR SISTER-IN-LAW IN COLORADO-- I DON'T HAVE ONE OF THOSE, BUT IN THEORY, OR THEY GO TO THE WEST COAST, THE EAST COAST, THERE TELLING THE STORY OF DOWNTOWN LIBERTY HILL, WHAT ARE THEY NARRATING? AND THAT IS WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT. THERE WERE SOME IDEAS THAT HAVE BEEN SENT IN AND DISCUSSED. I THINK SOME OF THOSE MAIN IDEAS ARE OBVIOUSLY WALL ART. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT WHEN WE
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TALK ABOUT ART THAT WE REMEMBER THAT ART COMES IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES. ONE OF THE FUN UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES HERE, WALL ART IS IMPORTANT, BUT THERE IS ALL SORTS OF OBSCURE WORKING ART. YOU HAD MENTIONED THE IDEA OF-- AND I DON'T WANT TO STEAL YOUR THUNDER, YOU MAY TALK ABOUT THIS LATER, BUT THAT SECRET GARDEN ENTRANCE.THINGS THAT ARE UNIQUE AND NOT FOUND ELSEWHERE.
THE EXAMPLE I'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU IS THAT PEOPLE WILL REFERENCE THE I AS A PIECE OF ART. IF YOU'VE SEEN IT, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. NO OFFENCE TO WHOEVER DESIGNED THAT. IT'S PROBABLY NOT THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING YOU HAVE EVER LOOKED AT, BUT IT'S EXTREMELY UNIQUE. THAT'S WHY PEOPLE REMEMBER IT.
THE MORE UNIQUE, SOMETIMES HE BETTER.
PLANTERS AND HANGING BASKETS-- REALLY IT ALL BOILS DOWN TO THAT. A COUPLE DIFFERENT THINGS.
ONE, A COORDINATED EFFORT THAT IS-- THAT IS BROKE-- PROGRAMMATIC IN STYLE, BECAUSE OF THE HEAT, FLOWERS ARE HARD TO KEEP ALIVE. THOSE ARE IMPORTANT.
A NUMBER OF DOWNTOWN FLOWER PROGRAMS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS HELPED US SEE THAT THERE ARE SOME THINGS TO HELP US KEEP IN MIND. IT'S ALL VERY DOABLE.
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO POTENTIAL FACADE ATTACHMENT AGREEMENTS WHERE ALL-- FOR ALL THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES.
IF WE ARE GOING TO RUN A PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES A FRONTAGES, PEOPLE'S BUILDINGS, WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ACCESS TO MAINTAIN THOSE FACILITIES, FOR THE PURPOSES OF WHAT WE ARE DOING. SEASONAL BANNERS, AGAIN, ON THE FACE, THESE ARE EASY TO DO AND PUT UP, BUT IF THEY ARE NOT COORDINATED WITH THE FLOWERS, IF THEY ARE NOT COORDINATED WITH THE ART, IT FEELS VERY DISJOINTED, AND WERE SENDING A MIXED MESSAGE. IN ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS THAT MISS JAMES PROVIDED, THERE WAS A WORD IN HERE THAT CAUGHT MY EYE BECAUSE OF SOME WORK I DID A WHILE AGO WITH TRANSPORTATION.
TALKING ABOUT VISUAL NOISE, OR VISUAL CONGESTION.
IF THINGS DON'T FEEL LIKE THEY ARE CONNECTED, AND YOU FEEL DISORIENTED AND BUSY AND YOU JUST WANT TO LEAVE.
SO IT'S IMPORTANT WHEN WE THINK ABOUT SEASONAL BANNERS THAT WE THINK ABOUT THAT AS WELL. POLLINATOR GARDEN.
I'M NOT GOOD AT KEEPING THINGS ALIVE, SO SOMEBODY ELSE WILL
HAVE TO SPEAK TO THAT. >> WILDFLOWERS.
THE KINDS THAT JUST GROW LIKE WEEDS.
BUT THEY DON'T LOOK LIKE WEEDS. >> WINDOW BOXES.
THAT'S JUST ANOTHER THING, ANOTHER OPTION THAT I THINK CREATES A LOT OF A STATIC AND COLOUR IN A MAIN STREET THAT IS RIGHT NOW VERY OPAQUE. AND STREET AND ALLEY MURALS, THESE HAVE COME SUCH A LONG WAY, AND OFTEN TIMES, YOU SEE A LOT OF INTERACTION WITH KIDS. YOU SEE A LOT OF INTERACTION WITH FOLKS. IT IS A SPACE THAT CAN BE CURATED. BRONZE HISTORY MARKERS.
I THINK WE HAVE GOT COUPLE OF THESE ALREADY.
BUT CERTAINLY THERE COULD BE QUITE AN EXPANSION OF THESE.
IT IS FUNNY, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT A PROPERTY NOT ON MAIN STREET, AND HOW IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR US TO FIND THE HISTORY OF THE PROPERTY. SO ANYBODY WHO SPENT TIME IN DOWNTOWN FORT WORTH, ANY OF THOSE BUILDINGS YOU WALK UP TO, YOU CAN LEARN SO MUCH, AND THEY HAVE THE HISTORY OF THAT BUILDING ADJACENT TO THE DOORS SO YOU CAN READ.
>> MY FAMILY LIVES IN FORT WORTH.
>> AND HISTORIC PHOTO DISPLAYS AND MURALS.
IT'S FUNNY, WHEN WE WERE AT THE OVER THE HILL GAME PRESENTATION, SOME OF THOSE PHOTOS I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, THAT WOULD BE TRULY AMAZING. EVEN JUST A PLACE WHERE YOU COULD DO A ROTATING. ANYWAYS, SCULPTURE ELEMENT FELT VERY TIMELY CONSIDERING WHAT WE WILL DO FOR THE 50TH.
AND AWNINGS AND PLANTERS. AWNINGS CAN TURN IN TO A LARGE CONVERSATION VERY QUICKLY. HAPPY TO HAVE IT AND LOOK FORWARD TO IT. BEFORE WE JUMP TO THAT SLIDE, LET US PAUSE. THERE ARE A NUMBER THINGS THAT YOU COVER THERE. CHRISTEN, DO YOU WANT TO TALK
ABOUT THOSE THINGS? >> YOU PRETTY MUCH COVERED IT.
I WAS THINKING OF THE BRAINSTORMING IDEA.
A LOT OF IT WAS A REPEAT FROM WHAT I PRESENTED EIGHT-MONTH BEFORE, KIND OF A RECAP OF THE WORK AND ASSIGNMENTS I HAD DONE WITH THE FIRST INITIATIVES, AND A LOT OF IT WAS JUST FLASHING THAT OUT FOR THE PURPOSE OF SENDING THIS THROUGH THE LENS OF
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BEAUTIFULLY-- BEAUTIFICATION FOR LIBERTY HILL THROUGH DOWNTOWN.MY PERSONAL FAVOURITES ARE-- LIKE YOU HAD MENTIONED LAST MONTH, ANYTHING THAT SHOWS LIFE. PLANTS, PLANTERS.
I KNOW WE HAVE TO BE REALLY MINDFUL OF OUR LACK OF WATER.
BUT THERE ARE WAYS TO DO IT WITH NATIVE PLANTS.
ALSO, IN TALKING TO OUR FIRST STREET INITIATIVE COLLEAGUES, SOME OF THOSE DOWNTOWNS HAVE PUT IN FAKE PLANTS TO HAVE COLOUR.
AND KENNEDY IS ONE IN PARTICULAR THAT WAS LIKE WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE CHEESY TO HAVE FAKE PLANTS, BUT THERE ARE SOME THAT YOU CAN GET THAT LOOK REALLY NICE, AND THEY LASTED, AND THEY LOOK REALLY GOOD. SO THERE ARE THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO. BUT LIKE YOU HAD MENTIONED LAST MONTH, ANY-- ANYWHERE YOU SEE LIFE, IT BEGETS LIFE.
I PERSONALLY LOVE AWNINGS. I LOVE AWNINGS, AND I LOVE TO SEE US DO SOMETHING WITH AWNINGS.
I SAW THAT LITTLE TINY BIT OF AN EYE ROLL THERE.
>> I AM IN A PART OF THE COMMUNITY WERE AWNINGS OUR DISCUSSIONS. AND THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS.
YOU GET INTO ARCHITECTURAL INTEGRITY AND STRUCTURAL ISSUES, AND IT BEING SAY FOR PEDES PEDESTRIANS.
AND THEN MAINTAINING. I WILL SAY THE COMMUNITY I WAS A PART OF, WIND WAS AN ISSUE. HERE, MAYBE NOT AS MUCH,.
>> BUT I KNOW THAT'S A CONSIDERATION, SOMETHING TO BE CONSIDERED. ALL OF THOSE PIECES.
IF IT COULD LOOK LIKE THE PICTURE.
>> WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF REAL ESTATE ON HER MAIN STREET THOROUGHFARE TO INSTALL AWNINGS ON THOSE REALLY BEAUTIFUL BUILDINGS. YOU WANT TO DO AN AWNING OUT THE BACK PORCH OF A HISTORICAL HOME, AND DO THAT SPACE, THAT'S A DIFFERENT CONVERSATION. BUT I THINK WE HAVE GORGEOUS
LANES DOWNTOWN-- >> YOU COULD LOOK AT THE VILLAGE PART OF IT, OF A MASTER PLAN. THE BILLET SIDE WOULD MAKE MORE
SENSE TO HAVE AWNINGS. >> I THINK IF YOU WERE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT OTHER ASPECTS OF THE PROPOSED IDEAS IN TERMS OF SCULPTURE AND FLORALS AND WALL ART AND MURALS IT WILL GIVE IT
WAY MORE LIFE. >> THE ONE THING, AND I MAYBE JUMPING THE GUN. THESE ARE JUST THE PROPOSED IDEAS I'M GOING OFF, I THINK A PRIORITY IS LIGHTS GAPING.
LIGHTS GAPING DRIPS INTO WHAT YOU WOULD PUT AROUND THAT ENVIRONMENT. UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE THOSE ELECTRICAL POLES THAT ARE NOT THE MOST ATTRACTIVE THINGS, BUT IF WE CAN DO SOMETHING TO ACCENTUATE THE LIGHTING IN DOWNTOWN FIRST AND FOREMOST, THEN YOU START TO BLEED INTO ADDING THE PLANTS, THESE SCULPTURES, AND ACCESSING AROUND IT. BUT I WOULD SAY THE LIGHTS GAPING IS THE PRIORITY. LIKE A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.
YOU DEAL THE-- THROUGH THE BUILDING FIRST AND LANDSCAPING
LAST. >> LANDSCAPING LAST, FOR SURE.
I AGREE. >> PART OF THE DOCUMENT I PUT TOGETHER AND IT DID NOT MAKE IT REALLY CENTRES AROUND MORE OF THE CONCEPT OF THE CHICKEN OR THE EGG.
WHICH ONE CAME FIRST. SO I DO NOT HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS, AND I LIKED THAT THIS IS A DIALOGUE SITUATION.
BUT I WANT TO BE MINDFUL AND GOOD STEWARDS OF FINANCIAL RESOURCES, OF OUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS.
AND I WANT TO BE COGNIZANT AND AWARE OF WHAT FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE HAPPENING DOWNTOWN THAT WERE NOT ALL COMING TOGETHER TO AGREE ON SOMETHING LIKE A SCULPTURE, OR A MURAL, AND THEN SOMETHING HAPPENS IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS OR WE HAVE TO MOVE IT. OR TEAR IT DOWN.
I ALSO THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A CONVERSATION BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD ON THESE. LIKE WHAT IS OUR PLACE.
WHAT IS OUR DESTINATION? IF WE DO THE PLANTS, GREAT.
BUT WHO EXPERIENCES THEM? THE PASSERSBY? WHAT ARE WE DOING TO DRAW PEOPLE HERE.
I'M GLAD YOU STOPPED ON THIS PAGE.
SCULPTURE. AND I AM NOT AWARE OF WHAT THE RELATIONSHIP IS BETWEEN LINES PARKED AND THE SCULPTURE PARK THERE AND THE CITY. ONES A NONPROFIT, THERE TOTALLY DIFFERENT. BUT I KEEP HEARING THIS, AND I THINK AT SOME POINT MAYBE FURTHER DISCUSSION NEEDS TO BE
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HAD. IS THAT SOMETHING WE NEED TO EMBRACE? WE WANT TO DRAW PEOPLE HERE TO SEE ART. SCULPTURE ART.MURALS, AND CONNECT THE TWO. BECAUSE REALLY, YOU CAN WALK FROM DOWNTOWN TO LINES PARKED AND SEE A BASEBALL GAME, THE PUBLIC LIBRARY. THERE ARE THESE CULTURES THERE.
MAKING SURE THERE IS AN ELEMENT OF CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN ALL OF THE DIFFERENT OVERLAYS OF DOWNTOWN, SO I AM A LITTLE APPREHENSIVE. AND I HATE TO EVEN SAY THAT.
ON DECIDING ON SOME OF THE LARGER PARTS OF BEAUTIFICATION
UNTIL WE KNOW WHO WE ARE. >> I 100% AGREE.
AND WE ARE LIKE BRAINSTORMING BIG IDEAS RIGHT NOW.
WE ARE VERY TOP-LEVEL. WHAT DO WE WANT TO SEE.
AND THEN I'M GUESSING WE WILL TALK NEXT STEPS ABOUT HANGING UP A PLAN, RIGHT? AND THE FIRST PART OF THE PLAN IS THE PLACE MAKING. I WOULD IMAGINE.
>> AND THE BEAUTIFICATION COMES BEHIND IT.
BUT I FEEL LIKE THERE WOULD NOT BE ANYONE TO COME FORWARD AND SAY I DON'T THINK THOSE THINGS ARE BEAUTIFUL OR WOULD-- I WOULD NOT WANT TO INTERACT WITH A SCULPTURE, I WOULD NOT WANT TO TAKE PICTURES IN FRONT OF A MURAL.
THAT WILL NOT HAPPEN. SO I HAD A LOT OF THE SAME CONCEPTS. AND WE ARE A BIT DEEPER IN SOME MORE OF CONCEPTS OF WHAT A MURAL WOULD LOOK LIKE.
I FEEL LIKE LIBERTY HILL BEING THE FASTEST GROWING CITY-- BEING
COINED THE FASTEST GROWING CITY. >> THE LAST TIME WE WERE RANKED WE WERE THE THIRD FASTEST GROWING CITY IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND THE SECOND HALF OF MY TED TALK IS THE STATE OF TEXAS BEING THE EIGHTH LARGEST GDP IN THE WORLD. PUTTING THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE.
THE THIRD FASTEST GROWING CITY IN THE GDP, IT'S A LITTLE BIT
BIGGER THAN FRANCE BEN... >> I LIKE TO SEE US IN THE TALKS OF THE ART. IF WE HAVE TIME.
IF YOU CAN LOOK UP ARTIST MATT TOMLINSON.
HE DOES A LOT OF TEXAS HILL COUNTRY KIND OF PARITY ART.
AND I ACTUALLY TOOK A PICTURE. IF YOU LOOK IN YOUR PRINTED PRESENTATION, I RAN IT AND MADE IT LOOK LIKE A MURAL.
BUT IT HAS A CYBERTRUCK AND A TRACTOR.
THAT IS ACTUALLY ON OUR FARM, MY HUSBAND WAS STRIPPING COTTON AND OUR FRIEND PULLED UP IN A CYBERTRUCK.
AND I THOUGHT IT LOOKED LIKE A BACK TO THE FUTURE MOMENT.
YOU HAVE THIS OLD JOHN DEERE TRACTOR.
ROUTES AND HERITAGE OF RURAL AMERICA.
AND THEN YOU HAVE MODERN-DAY TECHNOLOGY IN TERMS OF THE CYBER VEHICLES. SO MAYBE LOOKING AT SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BUT STAYING TRUE TO OUR ROUTES, ALSO IDENTIFYING THE FACT THAT WE ARE GROWING. WE ARE GROWING SO FAST, AND WE ARE USING NEW TECHNOLOGY. WHERE ARE WE TODAY, WHO ARE WE TODAY, WHERE DO WE SEE OURSELVES GOING? THAT WAS ONE THING I REALLY WANTED TO BRING FORWARD IN TERMS
OF WHAT THAT COULD LOOK LIKE. >> OUR MOTTO IS "SMALL-TOWN, BIG HEART." I'D BE VERY CONSCIENTIOUS OF GETTING TO MODERN WITH CERTAIN THINGS.
I STILL WANT US TO FEEL LIKE OUR MOTTO, WHICH IS THAT SMALL-TOWN BIG HEART VIBE. THAT WOULD BE THE PUSHBACK I HAVE ON THAT. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, YES.
>> I THINK HISTORY IS VERY IMPORTANT AND YOU WANT TO STAY TRUE TO THOSE ROUTES, BUT ALSO RECOGNIZE WHERE WE ARE TODAY.
THAT'S JUST MY THOUGHT. >> OKAY.
WE HAVE OUR MOTTO AND I WANT TO STAND BY IT AND I DON'T WANT TO
GO AGAINST WHAT WAS BUILT FOR... >> I AGREE.
I'D LOVE TO SEE MY COMMUNITY BE MORE OF THE SMALL-TOWN BIG HEART. I JUST HAVE TO GET OFF SOCIAL MEDIA. BECAUSE I FEEL SUCH A DISC DISCONNECT. I'M LIKE SMALL-TOWN, BIG HEART.
-- I DON'T KNOW. BUT IF IT-- I'D GET A FACEBOOK FOR A WHILE AND IT'S GOOD. BUT I REALLY FEEL LIKE-- I SEE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, WHAT BOTH OF YOU ARE SAYING, AND THERE IS A CASE TO BE MADE FOR BOTH. AND I THINK THERE IS A WAY TO DO BOTH. TO INCORPORATE BOTH IDEAS.
>> AND THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO TOUCH BASE ON AND MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS SOME CONVERSATION OR AWARENESS ABOUT IS SIGNAGE GETTING TO DOWNTOWN. AND OUR HISTORIC AREA WHERE WE
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WANT PEOPLE TO SHOP AND DINE AND BECOME IMMERSED IN OUR SMALL-TOWN, BECAUSE THERE IS NO DIRECTIONAL SIGNS THERE ON 29.TO TURN DOWNTOWN. >> THERE ARE.
I KNOW THEY ARE THERE. WE WORKED FOR TWO YEARS TO GET THAT OUT THERE. AND THE BIG BLUE ONES DOWNTOWN, I DON'T THINK THEY HAVE ARROWS. IS THERE AN ARROW ON THERE? IT'S FROM THE EAST SIDE AND THE WEST SIDE OF THE 29.
THAT COULD HAVE BEEN BOTH DIRECTIONS.
>> THE REAL ONE IS A WELCOME SIGNS.
ONES ON A GRAVEYARD AND ONES ON A PRIVATE PROPERTY.
>> THAT'S A TOPIC FOR US IN THE FUTURE.
IT'S NOT DOWNTOWN, BUT IT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD BRING UP FOR SURE. IT DOES NOT SEND A GOOD MESSAGE WHEN WELCOME TO LIBERTY HILL IS IN A GRAVEYARD.
>> SO I GUESS I THINK THIS IS WONDERFUL.
I'M GOING TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF MYSELF.
I FEEL LIKE I'M IN AGREEMENTS WITH ALL OF THE THINGS WE
MENTIONED. >> I THINK THEY ARE GREAT IDEAS.
ON THE ONE WHO PUT THEM UP THERE.
IS JUST A PRIORITIZATION. THERE IS GOING TO BE MASSIVE CONSTRUCTION AND IT'S GOING TO DESTROY A SCULPTURE THAT WE PUT IN THERE, WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THE PRIORITIZATION AND
CHRONOLOGY IS ACCURATE. >> I HAVE A COUPLE THINGS I WANT TO TOUCH BASE ON REAL QUICK. ALL SEE IF I CAN KEEP THEM STRAIGHT. POWER POINTS DOWNTOWN.
THOSE ARE MOVING AND WE CAN GET YOU AN UPDATE AS TO WHEN.
I DON'T HAVE THE DATE IN FRONT OF ME AND THERE IS A LOT OF COORDINATION AND EASEMENT RELATED STUFF.
THAT'S ALL HAPPENING SO WE CAN FIND OUT WHEN THAT IS.
AS IT RELATES TO MONUMENT SIGNS, THE CITY ALREADY DID NRF-- Q OR RFP. FOR MONUMENT SIGNS.
THAT WILL COME BEFORE COUNCIL VERY SOON.
IN AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER. WITH DESIGNS FOR COUNCIL TO
SELECT FROM. >> WHAT DID YOU SAY IT WAS FOR
MONUMENT SIGNS? >> MONUMENT SIGNS.
ENTRANCE SIGNS. NOT ONLY WILL THAT BE KIND OF LIKE SOME OF THE DESIGN ELEMENT COMPONENT, BUT AS IMPORTANTLY, IT'S GOING TO BE THE LOCATION. IT'S DISJOINTED, AND WE DON'T HAVE THEM IN ALL DIRECTIONS. SO THIS WILL BE A SINGLE CONTRACT TO CONSTRUCT NEW ENTRANCE SIGNS ON ALL OF OUR ENTRANCES THAT ARE UNIFORM. IT WILL ADDRESS LIGHTING THAT IS DARK SKY COMPLIANT, MAKE SURE THEY ARE ALL THE SAME.
AFTER THAT DECISION IS MADE, DEPENDING ON WHAT DIRECTION COUNCIL GOES, THERE COULD BE A TOTALLY DIFFERENT CONVERSATION RELEVANT TO WAY FINDING. WE HAVE INCONSISTENT WAY FINDING THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON WITHIN THE CITY, BUT BEFORE WE WANTED TO ADDRESS THOSE WE WANTED TO GET THE ENTRANCE SIGN DECISIONS MADE, SO WE ARE WORKING BACKWARDS.
THAT WAS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT. THAT IS ALREADY HAPPENING.
WHICH IS AWESOME. BECAUSE, YES, BECAUSE BEHIND A BUSH OR BEHIND A FENCE WITH A BROKEN SOLAR LIGHT, IT JUST DOESN'T-- IT'S NOT LIKE LIBERTY HILL.
SO WE ARE GETTING THAT FIXED. I'M JUST SO GLAD YOU GUYS ARE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION. THERE IS KIND OF THIS GRAPH, RIGHT? THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE RELATIVELY EASY TO DO THAT ARE LOW COST.
AT ONE END. AND AT THE OTHER END THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE REALLY EXPENSIVE AND DIFFICULT TO DO.
I WILL SAY THE THINGS THAT INVOLVE PRIVATE PROPERTY TEND TO LEAN ON THAT HARDER TO DO SPECTRUM.
AWNINGS, FACADE ATTACHMENTS. YOU CAN GET CRAZY AND DO COORDINATED DOOR PAINTING, THERE ARE ALL SORTS OF THINGS.
WHAT HAS BEEN MOST SUCCESSFUL TYPICALLY IS WHEN CITIES START WITH THE LOW-HANGING FRUIT, NO PUN INTENDED, AND THEY WORK INWARD TOWARDS THE BUILDINGS, BECAUSE THE OWNERS DID NOT WANT TO PARTICIPATE WHEN THEY SEE MOVEMENT.
AND THAT MOVEMENT, WHEN YOU'RE LIKE I DON'T WANT TO COMMISSION $50,000 WORTH OF SCULPTURE WORK AND PUT IT SOMEWHERE IF THIS ROAD IS GOING TO GET MOVED OR IF THIS BUILDING GETS TORN DOWN.
BUT TYPICALLY YOU DON'T START WITH SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
YOU START WITH SOME OF THE EASIER STUFF YOU LOOKED UP BEFORE, OR EARLIER IN THE FIRST PART OF THE PRESENTATION.
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SO ALIKE WINDOW BOXES, BANNERS, YOU COULD EVEN DO SOME POLLINATOR STUFF, WALL ART, THE HANGING BASKETS.YOU KIND OF HAVE TO CREATE THE EXCITEMENT, WHICH IS PRETTY INEXPENSIVE. EASY ACCESS, BUT IT GETS PEOPLE EXCITED, AND THEN THEY WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THOSE OTHER PHASES, WHETHER THAT'S AWNINGS OR STUFF THAT'S ATTACHED TO THEIR BUILDING. I THINK THE OTHER THING, TOO, IS TO LOOK AT THINGS, LIKE LOOK AT WHAT YOU CAN DO TODAY.
WHAT DID YOU DO IN THE FALL. AND THE REASON THAT THAT IS IMPORTANT, IF YOU START TALKING ABOUT-- YOU CAN DO SOME REALLY COOL SIDEWALK ART HERE AND LIONS FOUNDATION.
AND YOU CAN DO HISTORICAL FAKE-- PICTURES OF ALL THE DIFFERENT SCULPTURES AND YOU CAN GET REALLY OUT OF CONTROL REALLY QUICK, AND IT CAN BE AWESOME. BUT IF WE DO NOT START IN ONE AREA WHERE WE CAN SEE AND THINK ABOUT IT, CONCEPTUALIZE, PLAN, BUDGET AND PULL IT OFF, IT KIND OF OVERWHELMS US, AN HOUR TALKING 2028, 2029. I THINK THINKING ABOUT IT IN CHUNKS IS LIKE COMPARTMENTALIZING OURSELVES TOWARDS PROGRESS A LITTLE BIT. YOU HAVE PARKER'S, THAT WILL BE OPENING SOON. AND A LOT OF EXCITEMENT WITH THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT. I DO THINK SOME OF THOSE EASIER TO PULL OFF THINGS, IN A FALL TIME FRAME WOULD BE SEEN AS PROGRESS. IF WE JUMP RIGHT IN TO THE DEEP END, WHICH WE CAN DO, OF FACADE ATTACHMENTS, PERMANENT SCULPTURE INSTALMENTS, THAT STUFF HAS A TENDENCY TO TAKE A LONG TIME, AND MEANWHILE, THIS OTHER STUFF COULD HAVE GONE FIRST, WHICH WOULD'VE CREATED THE EXCITEMENT THAT LED TO THE OTHER THING.
LUSCIOUS WHAT I'VE SEEN IN COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE DONE THIS.
>> I AM A BIG FAN OF LOW-HANGING FRUIT AND EASY WINS.
I'M A BIG FAN OF THAT. I DEFINITELY THINK THAT ALL OF IT SHOULD WAIT UNTIL WE HAVE SOME SORT OF A PLAN THAT CENTRES ON CREATING A SENSE OF IDENTITY AND WHAT IS THAT GOING TO LOOK LIKE. I FEEL LIKE THAT HAS TO HAPPEN
FIRST. >> THE POWER POLES, DO WE HAVE AN IDEA WHAT WILL GET REPLACED? LIKE THE LAMP POSTS.
THERE ARE LAMPPOSTS IN THESE PROPOSED PHOTOS AND THINGS LIKE
THAT. >> THOSE ARE NOT LIGHT POLES, THERE JUST POWER POLES AND THEY WILL BE RELOCATED IN THE
BACKSIDE OF THOSE FACILITIES. >> SO THE STREETLIGHTS WILL STILL BE THERE? THERE ARE STREETLIGHTS WITH
THE... >> THE LIGHT POLES I BELIEVE ARE SEPARATE. BECAUSE THE POLLS ARE GOING TO GO WITH-- IS THAT A SEPARATE TIMING?
>> I DON'T WANT TO MISSPEAK. >> TO THE BEST OF MY RECOLLECTION THERE-- THEY ARE SEPARATE.
THEY ARE SEPARATE, I BELIEVE. >> I BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE.
>> THE ONLY REASON I'M HARPING ON THE POLES, IF THEY GET REMOVED THAT'S AN UNDERTAKING. WE CAN'T DO SIDEWALK.
OBVIOUSLY, BECAUSE THERE WILL BE WORKED ON TO REMOVE THOSE POLES.
SO I'M THINKING OF THE CHRONOLOGY.
IF WE DO LOW-HANGING FRUIT AND THE CHRONOLOGY ON THAT.
>> THE PULL REMOVAL IS MINIMALLY INVASIVE.
THEY BRING A TRUCK IN AND PULL THOSE THINGS OUT.
>> WE SHOULD TAKE SOME TIME TO LOOK AND SEE WHAT WE WANT TO REPLACE. IS IT LIKE BUILDING UP LIGHTING AND LIGHTING WITHIN THE LANDSCAPING OF THE FLOWERBEDS WHERE IT IS ON THE GROUND COMING UP? WHERE IT IS A SOFT ALUMINUM THING? DO WE WANT TO HAVE THESE VANTAGE LOOKING LIGHT POLES? OR YOU CAN DO THE BANNERS ON THE STREET SIGNS? I THINK THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENT OPTIONS AND DIRECTION TO GO.
>> ON THE POLES, OUR BOARD BEFORE YOU ALL WERE ON HERE, DECIDED ON THE DESIGN FOR THE POLES.
I CAN'T RECALL IF THEY HAVE LIGHTS ON THEM.
I THINK A COUPLE DO HAVE LIGHTS. BUT THEY ARE DEFINITELY STREET POLES. THE DESIGNS ARE EVEN DECIDED AND IMPLEMENTED IN THAT PHASE ONE OF THE STREETSCAPE.
SO WE OBVIOUSLY WANT TO CONTINUE THAT.
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BUT THEY ARE A SIMILAR STYLE. >> HERE IS ANOTHER OPTION.
ALL OF THE ANSWERS ARE CORRECT. ON ALL THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT TONIGHT. IF YOU WANTED BECAUSE I'M HEARING THIS THEME OF-- I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE PLAN IS? IT'S ONE IDENTITY REPEATED RELENTLESSLY, THAT'S THE FIRST THING YOU PUT ON THERE. IT DOES TAKE QUITE A BIT OF THOUGHT PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS, IN ORDER FOR THIS TO BE A MULTI-YOUR ROLL OUT IN OTHER AREAS, THERE HAS TO BE CONSISTENCY. IF THAT'S THE DIRECTION WE ARE GOING, ONE THING YOU COULD DO IS MAKE A REQUEST TO PUT IN A LINE ITEM IN THE BUDGET TO FUND THE PROJECT.
IT WOULDN'T BE A BIG PROJECT. TO FUND A PROJECT TO HIRE SOMEBODY TO PUT TOGETHER THIS PLAN.
I AM HEARING A LITTLE BIT MORE FROM YOU ALL THEN WE WANT TO PUT PLANTERS OUT. I WANT TO HEAR ABOUT PLACE MAKING THAT INVOLVES BEAUTIFICATION IN MORE AREAS
THAN JUST THE FOUR BLOCK STRIP. >> I THINK THAT IS A LONG TERM HUGE DECISION AND IT WILL PUT LIBERTY HILL ON THE MAP.
I WANT AN IDENTITY. I WANT PEOPLE TO BE LIKE YES, I STOPPED BY AND I WENT TO FOREST COFFEE AND WE WALKED THE TRAIL AND THERE WERE SCULPTURES AND A DESCRIPTION ABOUT THE ARTIST AND WHAT THE PIECE OF ART WAS. DRAWING PEOPLE HERE TO COME EXPERIENCE WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER.
>> I STARTED WATCHING YOUTUBE RECENTLY, FOR SOME REASON.
BUT I SAW THIS GUY WHOSE A BIG REAL ESTATE BROKER IN DOWNTOWN AUSTIN. AND HE DID A VIDEO ON AUSTIN SUBURBS IN THE TOP-- WHATEVER. ACCORDING TO HIM.
HIS RANKING. HE WORDED IT SO PERFECTLY WHEN HE WAS TRYING TO DESCRIBE A CITY THAT IS NEAR US THAT STARTS AT SEA AND HAS TWO WORDS. HE WAS LIKE CEDAR PARK IS SO GREAT. IT HAS THIS, THIS AND THIS.
BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE IT'S OWN IDENTITY.
WHEN HE WAS TALKING ABOUT GEORGETOWN, WHERE YOU FROM, THEY SAY GEORGETOWN. WHEN YOU SOMEBODY FROM CEDAR PARK, WHERE THEY ARE FROM, THEY SAY NORTH AUSTIN-- OR AUSTIN.
YOU SAY WHERE IN AUSTIN. IT CEDAR PARK.
AND IT'S LIKE THAT IS SO TRUE. WE WANT PEOPLE TO SAY I'M FROM LIBERTY HILL, NOT FROM NORTH OF AUSTIN.
IT'S THAT LITTLE-- WHAT IS IT ABOUT LIBERTY HILL THAT IS GOING
TO GIVE US OUR OWN-- >> REPUTATION, NAME.
>> IT WILL TAKE TIME. TO YOUR POINT OF HAVING THIS MESSAGE THAT IS CONSISTENTLY OVER AND OVER ADVERTISING, IT'S BRANDING. THAT'S ESSENTIALLY WHAT SHE'S DOING. -- WE ARE DOING.
WERE LOOKING TO BRAND THE TOWN AND IT WILL TAKE YEARS TO DO.
BUT WE HAVE TO COME UP WITH THE IDEA WHAT THAT BRAND WILL BE, AND CONSISTENTLY SUPPORT THAT AND ENFORCE IT.
>> AND WHAT WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT IS BRANDING THE CITY.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT, THE HISTORIC DISTRICT, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO REFER TO IT AS.
AND THAT IS AN IMPORTANT DISTINCTION.
YOU SEE THIS ALL THE TIME. CITIES HAVE A VERY SPECIFIC BRANDING FOR THEY ARE DOWNTOWN. THAT IN SOME CASES COMPLEMENTS THE CITY BRAND. AND IN OTHER CASES IT'S VASTLY DIFFERENT. AND BOTH ARE OKAY.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT WE CAN DO A LOOK AND A FEEL FOR THE DOWNTOWN AREA THAT IS VERY SPECIFIC.
>> WHEN I SAY BRAND, I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT A LOGO OR TYPOGRAPHY. I'M TALKING ABOUT THE WAY SOMETHING MAKES YOU FEEL. THAT'S A VERY COMMONLY MISCONSTRUED IDEA OF A BRAND, WHEN THAT'S THE WAY I REFER TO BRAND. IT'S LIKE-- ESPECIALLY WHEN TALKING ABOUT A CITY, IT'S HOW DOES IT MAKE YOU FEEL.
AND IN THE DOWNTOWN WE HAVE A SPECIFIC IDEA OF HOW WE EACH WANT DOWNTOWN TO FEEL FOR PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE IT.
MY IDEA WAS I WOULD LOVE FOR PEOPLE TO FEEL LIKE IT'S CHARMING AND HISTORIC, BUT IT'S ALSO FRESH AND UPDATED.
YOU CAN BE BOTH. YOU CAN BE HISTORIC AND UPDATED.
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BUT HOW DO YOU BAKE THAT INTO WHATEVER OUR BRAND IS GOING TOBE. >> IDENTITY IS WHAT IT COMES
DOWN TO YOU. >> IT'S A UNIQUE SITUATION.
THE BUDDY HILLS DOWNTOWN AREA IS SO DIFFERENT FROM OTHERS THAT ARE AROUND US THAT HAVE A GREAT DRAW AND IDENTITY.
BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A COURTHOUSE WHERE WE ARE A STREET. INCORPORATING THE AREA AROUND IT WILL BE IMPORTANT FOR THAT EXPERIENCE AND THAT IDENTITY.
SO I POSTED ON FACEBOOK. MY PERSONAL FACEBOOK, AND I JUST SAID TO ALL OF MY FACEBOOK FRIENDS, CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT THE MOST CHARMING HISTORIC CITY THAT YOU HAVE VISITED AND HOW DID IT MAKE YOU FEEL? AND HOW IS IT SOMETHING THAT CAUGHT YOUR ATTENTION AND MAKES YOU WANT TO GO BACK.
AND THERE WAS A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF TEXAS CITY'S.
THERE WERE COLORADO CITIES. TRINIDAD WAS BROUGHT UP THEY SAID WITHIN FIVE YEARS. THEY HAD COMPLETELY FLIPPED THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE OF THEIR DOWNTOWN AND HAD AN IDENTITY.
AND NOW IT'S A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SPACE.
AND THE EAST COAST. NANTUCKET AND ALL THOSE PLACES.
AND THEY HAVE AN IDENTITY. ABS LIGHT HOUSES.
BUT THE THINGS THAT THEY HAD IN COMMON WERE LOCAL BUSINESSES.
COFFEE SHOPS, ICE CREAM SHOPS, A BREWERY, A WINERY, LIVE MUSIC.
THOSE PLACES YOU GO AND DO YOU KNOW YOU ARE INTERACTING WITH LOCAL PEOPLE, THEY ARE PROMOTING THEIR COMMUNITY.
AND THEY ARE SHARING ABOUT THE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY. SO I THINK THAT THERE IS MORE CONVERSATION TO BE HAD. I THINK THERE IS LOW-HANGING FRUIT JUST TO GET SOME LIFE AND COLOR AND EXCITEMENT.
BUT I DO THINK THERE IS MORE CONVERSATION TO HAVE BEFORE LARGER INVESTMENTS AND DECISIONS ARE MADE.
>> SURE. >> TO YOUR POINT, I'M OPEN TO THAT SMALL BUDGET IDEA OF HAVING SOME-- SOMEONE COME INTO ILLUSTRATE A PLAN FOR US SO WE AT LEAST HAVE A MAP TO GO FOR.
SO WE ARE MAKING MOVES THAT THE RIGHT TIME.
BUT I WANT TO CIRCLE BACK TO WHAT YOU SAID.
>> I THINK THERE IS PROBABLY MORE PEOPLE THAT WILL HAVE AN OPINION ABOUT IT THEN JUST US. AND THAT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE COHESIVE INTERACTIVE ENGAGEMENT AND DIRECTION FROM A LARGER GROUP. I DO NOT KNOW HOW YOU DO THAT.
>> THERE ARE A COUPLE DIFFERENT WAYS.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE COULD DO IS WORK BACKWARDS FROM SUCCESS. THIS COMMITTEE EXISTS TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL. YOU'VE BEEN WORKING THIS PROJECT. WE THINK THIS IS AWESOME, YOU SHOULD CONSIDER THIS, AND THIS IS WHERE WE HAVE ARRIVED.
I THINK OF THAT BEING COUNCIL AT SOME POINT IN THIS PROCESS GOING TO LOOK AT THIS IDENTITY, THIS KIND OF BRAND FOR DOWNTOWN THAT YOU ARE ALL RECOMMENDING, AND WHAT STEPS DID WE TAKE TO GET THERE. BRINGING ON A CONSULTANT DOES SOMEBODY WHO YOU ARE ALL GOING TO BE ABLE TO SAY THAT THESE ARE THE TYPES OF THINGS THAT WE LIKE.
AND WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO IS THEY ARE GOING TO FIND 15 OTHER CITIES WHO HAVE DONE THIS IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS, WITH A SIMILAR DEMOGRAPHIC AND BE ABLE TO LITERALLY PUT TOGETHER A STORYBOARD FOR US TO SAY I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU A BUNCH OF IMAGES. TELL ME WHAT YOU LIKE AND WHAT YOU DON'T LIKE. AND BASED ON THOSE SELECTIONS THEY WILL BRING BACK RECOMMENDATIONS TO SAY OKAY, BASED ON ALL THAT, HEARS THE THINGS YOU CAN DO.
HERE IS AN ASSOCIATED BUDGET WITH IT.
THEY WILL PUT TOGETHER THE WHOLE PLAN.
>> CAN'T WE DO THAT? >> WHO IS WEEK WE.
>> YOU RECOMMENDED THAT WE RECOMMEND TO THEM AS A LINE ITEM
TO ADD AS BUDGET. >> I UNDERSTAND THAT.
BUT CAN WE DO IT AND USE THAT MONEY TO IMPLEMENT SOME STUFF? WHEN I SAY WE, I GUESS I'M VOLUNTEERING MYSELF.
>> YES. >> THE THINGS YOU ARE DESCRIBING, I FEEL LIKE WE CAN DO THAT.
SURELY YOU CAN DO MORE THAN THAT.
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IT'S THE BUDGET PIECE. I WOULD NOT KNOW HOW TO DO THAT.>> IS IT WORTH HAVING A PROFESSIONAL?
>> OF COUNCIL ASKED ME TO GO INTO THE ANALYSIS, I WOULD SAY COOL, ALL SELECT A CONSULTANT AND BRING IT TO BUDGET.
GETTING IT DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER IS IMPORTANT.
NUMBER 2 IS HAVING AN INDEPENDENT VIEW ON IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT. WHICH ALLOWS THIS COMMITTEE TO BE YOU ARE RECEIVING THE INFORMATION.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE WORK. WE DON'T HAVE STAFF TO DO IT AND IF COUNCIL WANTED TO DO THAT IT WOULD BE A CONSULTANT JOB.
THERE IS A LOT. AND THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO DO THIS FOR A LIVING. THEY GO CITY TO CITY AND SEE THE THINGS THAT WORK AND DID NOT WORK.
SO WHEN YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY IS THIS IMPLEMENTATION BUNGLED, WISE OUR COMMUNITY DIFFERENT, THEY TELL YOU THE BEHIND THE SCENES AT A VERY DIFFERENT LEVEL THAN ANYONE ELSE ON STAFF COULD. AT THE END OF THE DAY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT SOMETHING LIKE THAT WOULD COST.
I DON'T THINK THAT IT'S $100,000, I THINK IT'S CLOSE TO $20,000 TO PUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT TOGETHER.
AND DON'T QUOTE ME ON THAT. BUT WHEN YOU PUT IT IN THE CONTEXT OF THIS CONVERSATION COULD GO A LOT OF WAYS.
WE WANT TO DO HANGING BASKETS. COOL.
WE CAN PROBABLY FIND THEM IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET.
THAT'S A DIFFERENT CONVERSATION. WE THINK THAT LIBERTY HILL IS ON THE BRINK OF BEING SIGNIFICANT IN CENTRAL TEXAS, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN LIBERTY HILL RESIDENTS EXPERIENCED DOWNTOWN THEY EXPERIENCE IT IN A WAY THAT IS ENJOYABLE FOR THEM, BUT THEY ALSO WANT TO INVITE THEIR FAMILY.
AND IN ORDER FOR US TO DO THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE AN IDENTITY OR BRAND THAT WILL LAST THIS NEXT TEN YEARS.
THAT'S A CONVERSATION IT'S WORTH A $20,000 EXPENDITURE TO GET
RIGHT, IN MY OPINION. >> THE SE PATH I'D PREFER TO BE
ON, PERSONALLY. >> THE COOL THING IS IF WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THAT, WE HAVE QUITE A BIT OF DOCUMENTATION THAT WE CAN USE TO PUT TOGETHER A DRAFT, A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS, BECAUSE THIS TYPE OF WORK WOULD GO THROUGH AN RFQ PROCESS TO SELECT SOMEBODY, WHICH DOESN'T TAKE LONG.
BUT IT'S BASED ON WALLS, NOT PRICE.
>> I WONDER IF THE TEXAS DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION HAS
RESOURCES FOR THAT AS WELL. >> I AM SURE THEY DO.
I COULD LOOK AT THE VAULT. >> THAT MIGHT BE A GREAT NEXT STEP. SO I GUESS WE NEED TO DISCUSS NEXT STEPS. SORRY.
>> WE'VE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT FEASIBILITY.
WHAT IMPLEMENTATION WOULD LOOK LIKE, BUT WE ARE PROBABLY STEP BEFORE THAT. LOOKING AT THAT BIGGER CONCEPTUAL PICTURE. SO WHAT WE CAN DO IS FIGURE OUT IF THIS IS SOMETHING WILL BE ABLE TO BUDGET.
WHAT THAT BUDGET WILL LOOK LIKE AND WHAT THE FUNDING SOURCE WILL BE. WE WILL PROBABLY COME BACK AND HAVE THAT CONVERSATION AND THAT WILL DETERMINE IS THIS AN FY27 REQUEST. HOW ARE WE GOING TO FUND THIS, AND FROM THEIR IMPLEMENTATION AND TIMELINE, WE KNOW HOW LONG IT TAKES TO PUT AN RFQ OUT AND DO A CONSULTANT SELECTION.
BRING THAT FORWARD. WE WOULD BRING A CONSULTANT SELECTION FORWARD TO THIS COMMITTEE.
SO YOU WOULD ALL HEAR DIRECTLY FROM THE CONSULTANT WE ARE RECOMMENDING, THEY WOULD HAVE A PROPOSAL TO GO THROUGH, AND IF YOU APPROVE THEM WE WOULD TAKE THEM ON TO COUNCIL, DEPENDING ON THE COST AND HOW WE ARE FINDING IT, GET THAT APPROVED.
AND THEY WOULD BE OFF AND RUNNING.
BUT WE HAVE TO IDENTIFY WHAT WE THINK THE BUDGETS-- THE NECESSARY BUDGETS WILL BE, AND THE FUNDING SOURCE.
>> I LOVE THIS, THIS IS GREAT. DO WE ALSO STILL HAVE SOME DOLLARS IN THE BUDGET TO MAKE A COUPLE OF PLANTERS OR SOMETHING FOR THE VAULT. IS THAT SOMETHING WE SHOULD DO? I THINK WE SHOULD DO THAT STAT. SO WE CAN GET SOME COLOR DOWN
THERE AND SOME DEPTH. >> LET US BE REAL SPECIFIC.
LET US DEFINE PLANTERS. >> I THINK TO START, A FEW, LIKE
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THREE, ON THE SIDE THAT HAS NOT HAD THE SIDEWALK REDONE, VERY LARGE. PICTURES.>> WE CAN SEND SOME PICTURES. IT SHOULD TIE INTO THE DESIGN OF THE STREETSCAPE ELEMENTS FOR PHASE ONE, SO WHEN WE DO THEORETICALLY, HOPEFULLY HAVE THEM ALONG ALL, WE ARE NOT
REPLACING. >> OR MOVING THEM IN TO ANOTHER AREA. WHATEVER THAT LOOKS LIKE.
I LIKE THAT. >> AND IF IT'S A FALL OPPORTUNITY, INCORPORATING PUMPKINS, OR WHATEVER THAT LOOKS LIKE, YOU DON'T KNOW WHO WILL BE IN CHARGE OF DECIDING WHO-- WHAT GOES IN TO THE POTS. BUT I THINK THEY NEED TO BE A COLOR AND THEY NEED TO BE SUBSTANTIAL.
>> CAN YOU ALL PROVIDE US PICTURES? WHEN YOU SAY SUBSTANTIAL THAT MAYBE SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
>> HERE'S WHAT WE RECOMMEND. THEY CAN GO TO COUNCIL AND SAY TRY AGAIN, WERE NOT SPENDING THAT.
OR WHATEVER AND WE CAN REWORK IT AND RESTRUCTURE IT.
>> IF YOU JUST COORDINATE THAT WITH ABBY AND TELL HER WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, WE CAN LOOK AND SEE HOW MUCH IT COSTS.
IS THERE ANY PROCESS TO GO THROUGH? AND IF IT'S LOW ENOUGH, THEN THE COST WON'T BE TOO SIGNIFICANT.
SO THIS IS THE NEAR-TERM THING. WOULD LIKE TO SEE TEN OF THESE DOWNTOWN. ROUGH SIZE, WE CAN FIGURE IT O
OUT. >> DO YOU THINK YOU COULD DO A BCC EMAIL TO ALL OF US AND GIVE US A DEADLINE AND WE CONTRIBUTE PHOTOS. AND WE EMAIL YOU AND YOU COMPILE
ALL OF THEM. >> IN THE MEANTIME, WE WILL LOOK AT THAT SCOPE AND BUDGET QUESTIONS FOR CONSULTANTS STUFF.
>> YOU GUYS WILL WORK ON THAT IN BETWEEN NOW AND-- OKAY.
>> WHENEVER YOU GUYS HAVE THAT INFORMATION, YOU WILL PUT THAT
ON THE AGENDA AS AN AGENDA ITEM? >> WE WILL HAVE AN UPDATE FOR YOU AT THE NEXT DRC MEETING. WE MAY NOT HAVE ALL OF THE INFORMATION, AND THE ONLY REASON I SAY THAT IS WE ARE IN THE THICK OF BUDGET RIGHT NOW. AND WE ARE WAITING ON SOME SIGNIFICANT THINGS TO COME IN. WE HAVE TO GET REVENUES AND PROJECTIONS STYLED IN. WE HAVE MEDICAL AND A COUPLE OTHER THINGS. SO WE WILL ADD A TO THAT HEAPING PILE OF THINGS THAT PEOPLE WANT AND I'M SURE WE WILL BE ABLE TO
FIGURE IT OUT. >> I HAD A QUESTION IN GENERAL REGARDING THE DOWNTOWN LIBERTY HILL MURAL ON THE SIDE OF THAT BUSINESS WALL. IS THERE ANY PROTECTION FOR THAT
OR IS THAT A PRIVATE PROPERTY? >> I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION IN MY FILES. I WILL LOOK.
I HAVE THE ANSWERS TO THOSE QUESTIONS.
BECAUSE WE DID, OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON A PUBLIC ART PROGRAM FOR THE CITY.
AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME UP.
SO I WILL DIG THAT UP. >> IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS, AND I THINK WE-- THEN I THINK WERE MOVING ON TO 3C,
WHICH IS NOT ME. >> WHENEVER YOU ARE READY.
>> ITEM 3C. DISCUSSION ON THE DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION COMMITTEE REGULAR MEETING SCHEDULE.
WE MOVED-- AS YOU SEE FROM THE SLIDE, WE USED TO BE ON THE FOURTH TUESDAY OF THE MONTH. WE MOVED FOR JULY AND AUGUST, BECAUSE I CREATED A CONFLICT FOR MYSELF.
I MESSED UP. AND I FELT BAD SAYING LET'S GO BACK AFTER THE TWO MONTHS TO OUR OLD SCHEDULE, BECAUSE I FELT BAD FLIP-FLOPPING. SO I WAS GOING TO PROPOSE THAT WE KEEP IT ON THE SECOND TUESDAY OF THE MONTH.
BUT AFTER FURTHER THOUGHT I AM FINE SWITCHING IT BACK.
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IT'S REALLY WHATEVER YOU GUYS PREFER.IF YOU WANT TO GO BACK TO THE TUESDAY, OR THE SECOND TUESDAY.
DO YOU HAVE PREFERENCES? >> NO QUESTION-- PREFERENCE.
>> I PREFER THE FOUR'S. >> I COULD DO EITHER ONE.
>> WE COULD GO BACK TO THE FOURTH TUESDAY OF THE MONTH AFTER AUGUST AND STARTING IN SEPTEMBER.
I MOVE TO MOVE OUR-- WE DON'T NEED TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION OF COUNCIL. WE CAN VOTE ON THAT NOW.
THE ONLY REASON WE PUT IT TOWARDS COUNCIL IS IF WE VOTE IT INTO PERMANENT THE KEEP IT ON THE SECOND OF THE MONTH,
YOU WANT TO MOVE ONE MEETING-- >> IT'S JUST A TEMPORARY CHANGE.
>> YOUR SHIFTING THAT MEETING AND NOT MAKING A PERMANENT
CHANGE. >> YOU CAN DO THAT FOR NEXT MONTH'S MEETING RIGHT NOW TO DETERMINE WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT MEETING DAY. AND THE FOURTH TUESDAY OF THE MONTH SCHEDULE IS THE SCHEDULE YOU ARE ON.
IT'S JUST BEEN MOVING THE MEETINGS--
>> JULY AND AUGUST. WE DON'T NEED TO DO ANY ACTION
SO EVERYONE IS IN A GRANTS FOR MOVING AUGUST MEETINGS TO THE
SECOND TUESDAY. >> JULY AND AUGUST.
SECOND TUESDAY. AND STARTING SEPTEMBER WE ARE BACK TO OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING.
>> SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE AND I APPRECIATE YOUR
COOPERATION. >> AUGUST 11TH IS OUR NEXT
MEETING THEN? >> I REMEMBER THE DATE.
THAT SECOND TUESDAY OF AUGUST. >> OKAY.
ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE ADJOURN? IF THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE T
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